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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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